An advanced nuclear reactor under development by Hitachi could help solve the nuclear waste problem, and Univ. of Michigan researchers were involved in verifying its safe performance through... Read more
Airfields, farms and towns could become test facilities under plans to increase income from robots free of human operators Factories, farms, lakes and towns will become proving grounds forro... Read more
New power plant design could provide enhanced safety, easier siting, and centralized construction. When an earthquake and tsunami struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant complex in 2011,... Read more
Over the last two days I had a pleasant exchange with a 7th grader from California who wanted to know more about nuclear energy for a school project. He asked me about a dozen questions on n... Read more
In less radioactive areas, humans may soon enter wearing robotic exoskeletons. Toshiba has unveiled a four-legged inspection robot, which will carry out work at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear... Read more
Darpa officials said they were hoping for international participation In the event of another disaster at a nuclear power plant, the first responders may not be humans but robots. They may n... Read more
The framework of the NDTB-1 is key While the costs associated with storing nuclear waste and the possibility of it leaching into the environment remain legitimate concerns, they may no longe... Read more
A much more effective alternative The New York Times recently reported that in the darkest moments of the triple meltdown last year of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan... Read more
Can lift loads of up to 220 lbs (100 kg) iRobot, the company behind household helpers, such as the Roomba and Scooba, and military and police robots, such as the PackBot and Negotiato... Read more
Nuclear desalination uses the excess heat from a nuclear power plant to evaporate sea water and to condense the pure water. Writing in the appropriately namedInternational Journal of Nuclear... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A new report argues that the world has plenty of uranium but needs to make wise choices about what to do with it once its been depleted in a nuclear reactor On September... Read more